Deficiency Diseases

Deficiency?   A) Not being able to do something. A) Not being able to do something.   B) Less brain power. B) Less brain power.   C) Lacking in what is needed. C) Lacking in what is needed.   D) Not doing as you are told D) Not doing as you are told

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Anaemia  Lack of Iron in the diet  The Red blood cells don’t contain enough HAEMOGLOBIN  Blood can not carry Oxygen efficiently

Symptoms  Weakness and fatigue  Pale skin  Shortness of breath  Rapid heartbeat  Light-headedness or dizziness

Scurvy  Lack of Vitamin C  Which is needed for strong skin & teeth

Symptoms  Dark purplish spots on skin  Spongy gums, often leading to tooth loss  Bleeding gums  Sunken eyes  Nosebleeds  Nail loss.

Rickets  Lack of Vitamin D  Needed for bones to develop  Allows Calcium to be absorbed

Symptoms  Bone pain or tenderness  Bendy Bones  Dental problems  Muscle weakness  Increased tendency for fractures

Kwashiorkor  Lack of protein  Cells can not divide and grow

Symptoms  Small  Weak, underdeveloped muscles  Long time to heal  Swollen belly  Lethargic

Marasmus   Comes from Greek word “decay”   Inadequate energy intake in all forms (proteins, carbohydrates and fats)   Frequent in very young children   Shrunken wasted appearance   Loss of muscle and subcutaneous fat especially in buttocks and upper limbs   Distension / Inflamed/ shrunken liver   Blood or mucus in stools   Infections of skin, ear, nose and throat

Night Blindness Lack of Vitamin A Needed for healthy retina – so you can see in dim light

Symptoms  Poor vision in dim light  Dry Eyes  Blurred Vision

Oral Rehydration Therapy   (ORT) is a fluid replacement strategy used to prevent or treat dehydrationfluid replacementdehydration   most commonly that caused by diaorrhea. It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salt added, while continuing to eat diaorrhea   It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salt added,   A basic oral rehydration therapy solution is composed of salt and sugar in water, made using a standard ratio and is appropriate for use in situations when ORS must be prepared without the standard ingredients.[18][19][18][19]   30 ml sugar : 2.5 ml salt : 1 litre fluid   6 teaspoons sugar : 0.5 teaspoon salt : 1 quart fluid (approx. 1 litre)   A key element of ORT is that water is still absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract into the body, even with loss of fluid through diarrhea or vomiting. In the case of vomiting, WHO recommends a pause of 5–10 minutes, then continuing to slowly administer the fluid. In the case of diarrhea, WHO recommends giving children under two a quarter- to a half- cup of fluid following each loose bowel movement and older children a half- to a full cup. ORT is often given by parents or other family members in a home setting. ORT is also given by aid workers and health care workers in refugee camps, health clinics and hospital settings.[36]gastrointestinal tractbowel movementaid workers refugee[36]